by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 27, 2015 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
Auburn ag economist’s study refutes challenges to country-of-origin labeling by JAMIE CREAMER An Auburn University professor’s rigorous analysis of almost 30 years’ worth of U.S. cattle import and price data debunks foreign beef competitors’ claims that the U.S....
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Apr 3, 2014 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station, Animal Sciences
by NATHAN KELLY and JAMIE CREAMER A simple, economical tool that could be used to detect and identify harmful bacteria on food products in minutes instead of days and could significantly reduce the incidence of foodborne illnesses in the U.S. and beyond is in the...
by William Cahalin | May 3, 2013 | Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
AUBURN, Ala.—An Auburn University initiative established through the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station in 2011 to promote interdisciplinary research aimed at improving the nation’s food system has achieved “institute” status. The Auburn University Food Systems...
by William Cahalin | Mar 5, 2013 | Animal Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—Animal sciences assistant professor Christy Bratcher and a multidisciplinary team of scientists from Auburn and Tuskegee universities have been awarded a five-year, $4.8 million grant from USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to help ensure...
by Mary Catherine Gaston | Feb 28, 2013 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology, Animal Sciences, Poultry Science
$4.8 million grant will enhance safety of local foods by JAMIE CREAMER Animal sciences assistant professor Christy Bratcher and a multidisciplinary team of scientists from Auburn and Tuskegee universities have been awarded a five-year, $4.8 million grant from USDA’s...
by William Cahalin | Jun 25, 2012 | Agricultural Economics & Rural Sociology
AUBURN, Ala. — Seafood fishers, processors and wholesalers as well as seafood restaurant chefs and owners are the focus of a survey under way along the Alabama-Mississippi Gulf Coast aimed at evaluating how those involved in the seafood supply chain are faring after...
by William Cahalin | Mar 27, 2012 | Animal Sciences
AUBURN, Ala.—Werner G. Bergen, nutritional biochemist and professor in the Auburn University Department of Animal Sciences, has been named a fellow of the American Society for Nutrition, the preeminent worldwide scientific organization for nutritional sciences. The...